Recommended Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Adult: A Joint Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society

Consensus Conference Panel; Nathaniel F Watson; M Safwan Badr; Gregory Belenky; Donald L Bliwise; Orfeu M Buxton; Daniel Buysse; David F Dinges; James Gangwisch; Michael A Grandner; Clete Kushida; Raman K Malhotra; Jennifer L Martin; Sanjay R Patel; Stuart F Quan; Esra Tasali; Non-Participating Observers; Michael Twery; Janet B Croft; Elise Maher; American Academy of Sleep Medicine Staff; Jerome A Barrett; Sherene M Thomas; Jonathan L Heald

doi:10.5664/jcsm.4758

Recommended Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Adult: A Joint Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society

J Clin Sleep Med. 2015 Jun 15;11(6):591-2. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.4758.

Authors

Consensus Conference Panel; Nathaniel F Watson¹, M Safwan Badr², Gregory Belenky³, Donald L Bliwise⁴, Orfeu M Buxton⁵, Daniel Buysse⁶, David F Dinges⁷, James Gangwisch⁸, Michael A Grandner⁷, Clete Kushida⁹, Raman K Malhotra¹⁰, Jennifer L Martin¹¹, Sanjay R Patel¹², Stuart F Quan¹², Esra Tasali¹³; Non-Participating Observers; Michael Twery, Janet B Croft, Elise Maher; American Academy of Sleep Medicine Staff; Jerome A Barrett, Sherene M Thomas, Jonathan L Heald

Affiliations

¹ University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
² Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
³ Washington State University, Spokane, WA.
⁴ Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
⁵ Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
⁶ University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
⁷ University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
⁸ Columbia University, New York, NY.
⁹ Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
¹⁰ Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
¹¹ University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
¹² Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
¹³ The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Abstract

Sleep is essential for optimal health. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and Sleep Research Society (SRS) developed a consensus recommendation for the amount of sleep needed to promote optimal health in adults, using a modified RAND Appropriateness Method process. The recommendation is summarized here. A manuscript detailing the conference proceedings and evidence supporting the final recommendation statement will be published in SLEEP and the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Publication types

Consensus Development Conference
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Academies and Institutes
Adult
Consensus
Health Promotion*
Humans
Research*
Sleep / physiology*
Sleep Medicine Specialty*
United States

Grants and funding

1U50DP004930-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States